The Court's opinion begins, "After the February 12, 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, plaintiff-appellant County of Erie, New York sued defendants-appellees Colgan Air, Inc., Pinnacle Airlines Corp., and Continental Airlines, Inc. to recover its expenditures in responding to, and cleaning up after, the accident."Posted at 11:52 AM by Howard Bashman

Access online today's ruling in an argued case of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued one decision in an argued case.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court in Levin v. United States, No. 11-1351. All of the Justices other than Antonin Scalia joined the decision in full. Justice Scalia joined the decision nearly in full. You can access the oral argument via this link.

"The Next Gun Control Battle: A Right To Carry Firearms in Public?" Adam Cohen has this essay online today at Time magazine's web site.Posted at 08:25 AM by Howard Bashman

Monday, March 4, 2013

"Heavyweight: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg has moved the Supreme Court." Jeffrey Toobin has this profile (free access to preview only) in the March 11, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Toobin speaks about his profile of Justice Ginsburg in an audio segment that can be accessed here.

"Requiem for a dream: Aaron Swartz was brilliant and beloved; But the people who knew him best saw a darker side." Larissa MacFarquhar has this lengthy article in the March 11, 2013 issue of The New Yorker.Posted at 08:15 AM by Howard Bashman

"Forum debates judicial selection process": Today's edition of The Quad-City Times of Davenport, Iowa contains an article that begins, "Two years after voters served the Iowa Supreme Court with a shocking blow, the judicial selection process continues to be debated, as witnessed at a forum Saturday with Iowa Supreme Court Justice Thomas Waterman."Posted at 01:30 PM by Howard Bashman

Sunday, March 3, 2013

"Battle for tycoon's assets threatens UK's title as divorce capital of the world; Landmark case in supreme court will decide whether spouses can protect assets by citing company law": The Guardian (UK) has this report.Posted at 01:28 PM by Howard Bashman

Sunday, March 3, 2013

"In the Spotlight: Retired but hardly at rest." In today's edition of the Sacramento Bee, Ginger Rutland has an article that begins, "Her hair is snowy white. She leans heavily on a cane and calls herself 'just an unemployed cowgirl.' But this self-deprecating ex-cowgirl is retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she remains passionate about the nation she served."Posted at 01:24 PM by Howard Bashman

Sunday, March 3, 2013

"Workzone: Top court to hear U.S. Steel case appeal." Today's edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains an article that begins, "The nation's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal of a ruling involving workers at U.S. Steel's Gary Works in Indiana who want to be paid for the time it takes them to put on the protective clothing their jobs require."Posted at 01:22 PM by Howard Bashman

"Supreme Court candidate Ed Fallone says he'd overturn donations rule": In yesterday's edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Patrick Marley had an article that begins, "State Supreme Court candidate Ed Fallone said Thursday that if elected he would seek to reverse a court rule that says justices do not have to step aside in cases involving parties who gave them political donations."Posted at 11:36 PM by Howard Bashman

Judge Bacharach is the older brother of Oklahoma Gazette editor-in-chief Phil Bacharach. That publication's "Chicken-Fried News" feature yesterday had an essay titled "Here comes the judge" that concludes: "Chicken-Fried News is certainly impressed with all the accolades about the judge -- who happens to be the older brother of this rag's editor-in-chief -- but we must take issue with [Senator] Coburn's assessment that 'you cannot find a blemish on this man in terms of his personal integrity.' Where's the integrity in overachieving just for the sake of making your younger brother look like a comparative slacker? Where's the integrity in having beat the crap out of that aforementioned brother? And would it kill him to pick up the tab once in a while?"Posted at 11:30 PM by Howard Bashman

Saturday, March 2, 2013

"The Injustice of Racial Entitlements: Justice Scalia explains how racism is now a thing of the past." In tomorrow's edition of The New York Times, "The Strip" by Brian McFadden will appear in the Sunday Review section.Posted at 09:32 PM by Howard Bashman

Saturday, March 2, 2013

"A Divide on Voting Rights in a Town Where Blood Spilled":This article appears today in The New York Times.

"Distinguished judges and scholars honor Guido Calabresi at the Annual Survey dedication": New York University School of Law has posted online this news release providing access to a video of the event.Posted at 05:12 PM by Howard Bashman

"Blackmun and Burger: Old friends, old enemies; A new play dramatizes the long and fraught friendship of two U.S. Supreme Court justices from St. Paul." In today's edition of The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Graydon Royce has this article about "Courting Harry," a new play by Lee Blessing.Posted at 05:00 PM by Howard Bashman